Package de.iip_ecosphere.platform.connectors.types

Interface ConnectorOutputTypeTranslator<S,T>

Type Parameters:

S - the source type (see TypeTranslator)

T - the target type (see TypeTranslator)

All Superinterfaces:

ModelAccessProvider, de.iip_ecosphere.platform.transport.serialization.OutputTypeTranslator<S,T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConnectorOutputTypeTranslator, ChanneledConnectorOutputTypeAdapter, ConnectorOutputTypeAdapter

public interface ConnectorOutputTypeTranslator<S,T>
extends de.iip_ecosphere.platform.transport.serialization.OutputTypeTranslator<S,T>, ModelAccessProvider

Refines the TypeTranslator for the use with machine connectors.

Author:

Holger Eichelberger, SSE

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface de.iip_ecosphere.platform.connectors.model.ModelAccessProvider

ModelAccessProvider.IOModelAccessFunction, ModelAccessProvider.IOVoidFunction

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.Class<? extends S>	getSourceType()	Returns the source type.
java.lang.Class<? extends T>	getTargetType()	Returns the target type.
void	initializeModelAccess()	Called to initialize the model access, e.g., to setup notifications.

Methods inherited from interface de.iip_ecosphere.platform.connectors.model.ModelAccessProvider

getModelAccess, setModelAccess

Methods inherited from interface de.iip_ecosphere.platform.transport.serialization.OutputTypeTranslator

to

Method Detail

initializeModelAccess

void initializeModelAccess()
                    throws java.io.IOException

Called to initialize the model access, e.g., to setup notifications. Called only, when the connector is connected.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - in case the initialization fails, e.g., monitors cannot be set up

getSourceType

java.lang.Class<? extends S> getSourceType()

Returns the source type.

Returns:

the source type

getTargetType

java.lang.Class<? extends T> getTargetType()

Returns the target type.

Returns:

the target type